Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.
Some claim that computers will, by 2050, achieve human capabilities. Of course, in some respects they already have.
One of President Obama's first acts was to give a massive boost to America's scientific community.
There are at least as many galaxies in our observable universe as there are stars in our galaxy.
Some of the 'aha' insights that scientists strive for may have to await the emergence of post-human intellects.
I hope that by 2050 the entire solar system will have been explored and mapped by flotillas of tiny robotic craft.
The 'clean energy' challenge deserves a commitment akin to the Manhattan project or the Apollo moon landing.
I think a few hundred years from now we'll start having the 'posthuman' era of different species.
The Swedish engineer who invented the zip fastener made a greater intellectual leap than many scientists do in a lifetime.
Computer power grows according to Moore's law, as does the sophistication of handheld devices.
I hope that by 2050 the entire solar system will have been explored and mapped by flotillas of tiny robotic craft.
Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.